Activity 1: Mental health. Describe the feeling Winning X Factor.

Activity 1: Mental health

Describe the feeling

Winning X Factor

Describe the feeling

Losing your favourite pet

Describe the feeling

Scoring the winning goal in the World Cup final

Describe the feeling

Arguing with a friend

Describe the feeling

Sitting an exam

Describe the feeling

Winning the lottery

FeelingsBad

afraid

angry

annoyed

anxious

bad

confused

depressed

embarrassed

envious

excluded

Badfrightenedhelpless hurt jealous lonely naughty nervous panicky scaredselfish thoughtless upset worried

Goodamused brave calm cheerful cooperative determined enthusiastic excited fair fantastic fine friendly funny

Goodgood happy healthy helpful jolly kind proud relieved smiling successful thoughtful victorious wonderful

‘Stressful’ or ‘happy’?

Feelings

• We all deal with different feelings and emotions everyday.• Sometimes these can be positive and easy to cope with, but other

times they can be stressful and much harder to manage. • The things that cause you worry or stress are often shared by many

other young people and by talking to someone it can help to ease the problem.

Speed-dating

• You are going to describe two different things to different partners.

Speed dating

It stresses me out when...

Speed dating

It makes me happy when...

Stresses

• So what are common things that stress young people out?

Exams

Making and keeping friends

Arguments with family

Body image

Changing body Knowing what you want to do

Bullying

Maintaining mental health

• Here are five things that can help to maintain good mental health:

1. Feeling safe and looked after

2. Being able to give your opinions and have people listen to you

3. Giving positive attention to others (it could be a person or a pet)

4. Getting respect for stuff you are good at

5. Having help with money and finances

• Organise this list of five factors into order of importance.• Complete independently, then in pairs, then with another pair.